The backcountry looms large in the imagination of skiers everywhere. It’s beautiful, fearsome, and the last best place to ...

From Norway's Lofoten Islands to the peaks of British Columbia and the Dolomite Mountains, site of the 2026 Winter Olympics, ...

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They might not admit it, but there’s no denying that skiers were way gnarlier back in the ’70s and ’80s, especially when it came to pioneering lines far beyond the reaches of ski resorts. Since skiing ...

Coming up with a list of backcountry skiing destinations isn’t quite as easy as our typical resort guides. Backcountry skiing is inherently about exploration, getting away from the crowds, and ...

Winter is not the only storm on our hands these days. The pandemic’s path of destruction and human suffering has been causing real pain on our streets for months. While many still hunker down, glued ...

Powder days loom large in the lore of ski culture, so much so that savvy employers have started offering paid time off for employees to shred the slopes. But with lift lines lengthening and headline ...

Powder snow is the holy grail for skiers, and now more than ever, people are leaving the boundaries of official ski areas and entering backcountry terrain to find it, say the guides and retailers who ...

It's too early to call avalanche conditions this season in Canada's alpine regions, but if the past two winters are any indication, backcountry enthusiasts would be wise to keep abreast of snow ...

A Quebec man whose wife died in the British Columbia backcountry almost three years ago has withdrawn his lawsuit against a ski hill operator and settled his case with the local search and rescue ...

A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of Judson Wright, a Nelson resident and a pillar in the ski and mountain guide community who passed away six days ago.